THE FIRST BOOKE 
CHAPTER. I. 
The Voyage and trauailes of tvhn Biigen van Ltnfcheten into the Eaft or Portm - 
gales Indies: Setting downe a briefc difcourfeofthefaidLandes , and Tea 
coaftes,with the principall Hauens,Riuers,Creekes> and other places of the 
fame, as yet notknownenor difcoueredhythePortingales: Defcribing 
withall not onely the manner of apparrell of the Portingales inhabiting ther- 
in,buralfo«ofthe naturali borne Indians,their Temples,Idols,houfes, trees, 
Fruites,Hearbcs,Spices,and ftich like: Together with the cuftomes of thofe 
countries,as well for their manner of Idolatrous religion and worfhipping o i 
Images,as alio for their policieand gouernment of their houfes, their trade* 
and traffique in Marchandife,ho w and from whence their wares are fold, & 
brought thether: With a colle&ion of the moft memorable and worthieft 
thinges happened in the time of his beeing in the fame countries* very pro° 
Stable and pleaiant to all fuch as are welwillers, ordefirous to heare and 
read of ftrange thinges. 
dSefog potmg,anb keb mp felfe In a S^fp that lisas bounb for 
liuing iblelpe in Lucas~deBarameda, beeing betermineb to 
mp nattue Coun* trauailebnfo Siuill, inhere as then 3 bats 
trie, fometimes ttoobjetberentbatbabc&ntinuebthere cer* 
applying mp felfe taine peaces before: fo to belpe mp felfe the 
to tbe reabuig of better, f bp tbeir meanes to tmoiu(be man* 
i^iffories , anb ner anb cuttome of tbofe Countries, as alfo 
ffraunge abuen* to learne tbe £>paniflj tongue* 
tures, tobereinB? 8 nbfbe 6 .of December, in tbe pere of our Xnnoi/ 7 ® 
fookenofmallbeligbf, Jfounbmpmmbefo Ilorb 15- 7 £ toe put out of p CaflTd, (being in «he 6 .of 
much atioicteo fo fee $ frauatle into ffrange all about 80$ip0)f fet our courfe for Spain, December 
eounfrfe0,tberebt> to fehe fomc abuenture, anb tbe ninth of tbe fame month, toee paffeb * c faiI «* 
that in the enb to fattifiemp felfe HJbefermf- bettofrnc DouaanbCallis, % toitbintbree xaffd!/ 
neb, $ teas fullp refolueb, fo? a time to leaue bapes after toee bab the fight of the Cape of 
mp Ratine Countrie, anb mp frienbes(al* Finistcrra, anb tbe fiftame of the fame mo* 
though it grfrueb me) pet the hope 3 bab fo netb tee fato tbe lanb of Sintra, otberloife 
accompItOj mp befire, together toitb tbe re* calico tbe Cape Roexcnr, from tebence tbe 
rotation, taken in the enb ouercame mp af* riuer Tegio, 0? Tagus, runneth info tbe 
fection anb put me in gob comfort, to take maine £>ea, bppon tbe tebicb riuer lictb tlje 
tbe matter fepon me,fruiting in Cob that be famous citte of Lisbone, inhere fome of our 
tooulb further mp intent* Which bone, be* JFleet put in,anb left bs* &be 17. bap toee 
ing refolueb, thereupon 3 tookc leaue of mp fate tbe Cape£>* Vincent, f bppon Cbritt* 
parents, tebo as then btoelt at Enckhuy- mas bap after tee enfreb into tbe riuer of & 
fen,anb beeing reabp f 0 imbarke mp felfe, 3 Lucas de Baramcda, inhere 3 ffapeb tteo 
lnent fo a j?lfrf of ibips that as then lap be* or tbr& bapes,anb then trauatleb to Siuill,£ 
fore the TaiTell, ftaping the teinbe to faple tbe firtt bap ofJlanuaric follotoing, 3 entceo 
for Spaine,anb Portingale 3 tebere 3 imbar* into tbe eitie, tebere 3 fetmb one of mp bre* 
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